A Farmer with 710 Ft of Fencing Wants to Enclose

question 167

Short Answer

A farmer with 710 ft of fencing wants to enclose a rectangular area and then divide it into four pens with fencing parallel to one side of the rectangle. What is the largest possible total area of the four pens?

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